CHIN 520: Chinese and Sinophone Cinema

CHIN 520-001: Contemp Chinese Film
(Fall 2025)

04:30 PM to 07:10 PM T

Horizon Hall 5008

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Course Information from the University Catalog

Credits: 3

Introduction to Chinese and Sinophone cinema. Examine works of key contemporary directors, which reflect China’s history, culture, politics, and aesthetic conventions over the past decades. Particular attention to issues of national, cultural, and gender identities, the relationship between art and politics, tradition and modernity, and cross-cultural communication. Advanced critical research and writing required. Offered by Modern & Classical Languages. May be repeated within the degree for a maximum 9 credits.
Specialized Designation: Topic Varies
Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

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